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Be enough Augustus

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“You were right to ask, Augustus.” Adrian forced his voice under control. “After three days in the hands of the Praetorians, my niece threw...

Account of Maxentius

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Dacius came in and wiped the sweat from his forehead with his forearm, although the air outside was not warm. “Well, she’s safely out...

The householders in Constantinople

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Such were the constant afflictions of mankind under the rule of Justinian and Theodora; for there was no release from war or any other...

Huns and barbarous Saracens

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For Cabades retired after doing hardly any damage to the buildings, but Chosroes burned to the foundations everything he took, and left greater ruin...

Landowners

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HOW LANDOWNERS WERE RUINED I will now tell how he ruined the landowners everywhere; although it were a sufficient indication of their sufferings to refer...

Proclus the Quaestor

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Justinian, unexpectedly restored to health, straightway undertook to put Theodotus to death as a poisoner and a magician. But since he had no proof...

Came back to Constantinople

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Later, she followed Hecebolus, a Tyrian who had been made governor of Pentapolis, serving him in the basest of ways; but finally she quarreled...

Mounted the projecting corner

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On the field of pleasure she was never defeated. Often she would go picnicking with ten young men or more, in the flower of...

My family through Theodora

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“You were so busy telling me you were going to marry me and become Augusta that I never had a chance,” he retorted. What...

Fausta demanded angrily

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Dacius took a quick look at her and reached for his helmet. “I’ll maintain a guard outside,” he said. “In the name of Jupiter,...

Kiztaji

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Account of Maxentius

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Fiftyfive years old

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